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    Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost
    James M. Dorsey
    • 5 days ago
    • 4 min

    Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Geopolitics is written all over...
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    China and the Middle East: Heading into Choppy Waters
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 17
    • 5 min

    China and the Middle East: Heading into Choppy Waters

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. China could be entering choppy...
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    The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 8
    • 4 min

    The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses

    James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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    Double standards haunt US and Europe in NATO dispute with Turkey
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 6
    • 5 min

    Double standards haunt US and Europe in NATO dispute with Turkey

    James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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    New Books Network: Interview with Peter Mandaville, editor of Wahhabism and the World
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 2
    • 2 min

    New Books Network: Interview with Peter Mandaville, editor of Wahhabism and the World

    James M. Dorsey Peter Mandaville, Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam, Oxford University...
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    Playing games in NATO, Turkey eyes its role in a new world order
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 26
    • 5 min

    Playing games in NATO, Turkey eyes its role in a new world order

    James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s heady days
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 22
    • 4 min

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s heady days

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. These are heady days for Saudi...
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    Ignoring the Middle East at one’s peril: Turkey plays games in NATO
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 15
    • 4 min

    Ignoring the Middle East at one’s peril: Turkey plays games in NATO

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Amid speculation about a reduced...
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    Indian civilisationalism: a potential next flashpoint?
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 12
    • 5 min

    Indian civilisationalism: a potential next flashpoint?

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When Russian President Vladimir...
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    Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam inspire a Hindu nationalist equivalent?
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 9
    • 5 min

    Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam inspire a Hindu nationalist equivalent?

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. There's a potential silver lining...
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    Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 2
    • 4 min

    Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries

    James M. Dorsey The US withdrawal from Afghanistan was a geopolitical watershed. Its shockwaves continue to reverberate and are magnified...
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    Ukraine: Lessons not being learned
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 28
    • 5 min

    Ukraine: Lessons not being learned

    James M. Dorsey Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the international condemnation it generated contains key...
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    Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control

    November 14, 2021 By James M Dorsey The family of nations is balancing on the edge of an abyss as mushrooming religious and ethnic...
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    The pendulum gradually swings towards international engagement with the Taliban
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    The pendulum gradually swings towards international engagement with the Taliban

    October 27, 2021 By James M. Dorsey The Taliban and Pakistan, both viewed warily by the West and others in the international community,...
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    US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 6 min

    US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better

    By James M. Dorsey It may not have been planned or coordinated but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions serve as an...
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    Putting the Taliban and Mustafa Kemal on par: Mullah Omar and Ataturk would both turn in their grave
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Putting the Taliban and Mustafa Kemal on par: Mullah Omar and Ataturk would both turn in their grave

    By James M. Dorsey Dogu Perincek is celebrating the perceived defeat of US forces in Afghanistan. The staunchly anti-American Turkish...
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    Israel deprives Central Europeans of moral cover
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Israel deprives Central Europeans of moral cover

    By James M. Dorsey When Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recently sparked a war of words with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki...
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    Concentration Camp Guides, the Far Right, and Islam: Europe Frays at the Edges
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 5 min

    Concentration Camp Guides, the Far Right, and Islam: Europe Frays at the Edges

    By James M. Dorsey Religion scholar Esra Ozyurek has a knack for identifying trends that ring warning bells about where Europe is...
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    France, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    France, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam

    By James M. Dorsey Punching above its weight, the United Arab Emirates is wielding a combination of religious soft power, commercial and...
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    JMD on NBN: Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    JMD on NBN: Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

    ALAN CHONG AND QUANG MIN PHAM Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2020 October 16, 2020 James M....
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